OT: In tonight's BBC Newsnight programme (apparently)

date posted 14th January 2003 17:55

Carol Savage reports that the CIA recently had a vacancy for an
assassin. After all the background checks, interviews and testing were
done there were three finalists - two men and a woman.

For the final test, the CIA agents took one of the men to a large metal
door and handed him a gun. "We must know that you will follow your
instructions, no matter what the circumstances. Inside of this room, you
will find your wife sitting in a chair. Kill her!" The man said, "You
can't be serious. I could never shoot my wife." The agent said: "Then
you're not the right man for this job."

The second man was given the same instructions. He took the gun and went
into the room. All was quiet for about five minutes. Then the man came
out with tears in his eyes." I tried, but I can't kill my wife." The
agent said, "You don't have what it takes. Take your wife and go home."

Finally, it was the woman's turn. She was given the same instructions,
to kill her husband. She took the gun and went into the room. Shots were
heard, one shot after another. They heard screaming, crashing, banging
on the walls. After a few minutes, all was quiet. The door opened slowly
and there stood the woman. She wiped the sweat from her brow, and said,
"This gun is loaded with blanks... I had to beat him to death with the
chair."

Until 10:30

Jeremy Paxman

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight

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